Music: Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts Major (ICAM)

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 10Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 33Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: MUS 11E. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
2. MUS 11EHistory of Electronic Music: 1970-PresentNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. MUS 3ATheory & Musicianship IWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1BCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1CCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 22Discrete MathematicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC San Diego requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MUS 1A

  Fundamentals of Music

  • MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

• MUS 2A

  Basic Musicianship

  No Course Articulated

  Articulation is subject to placement by proficiency exam

• MATH 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• CSE 20

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• MATH 10C

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MUS 6

  Electronic Music

  • MUS 11E

    History of Electronic Music: 1970-Present

• MUS 2B

  Basic Musicianship

  No Course Articulated

  Articulation is subject to placement by proficiency exam

• MUS 4

  Introduction to Western Music

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• MUS 1B

  Fundamentals of Music

  • MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

• CSE 11

  Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• MUS 6

  Electronic Music

  • MUS 11E

    History of Electronic Music: 1970-Present

• MUS 4

  Introduction to Western Music

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

De Anza College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the Foothill College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other UC San Diego majors from Foothill

• Accounting Minor: Rady School of ManagementFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in ArchaeologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Biological AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Climate Change and Human SolutionsFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Sociocultural AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Biological AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Environmental AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Art: Art History/Criticism B.A. (Visual Arts)Foothill → UC San Diego

Common questions